# 2019–20 Burnley F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Burnley's 138th competitive season, their fourth consecutive in the Premier League and their 57th in top flight English football. Along with the Premier League, the club also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 26 July 2020.

## Pre-season

Pre-season match details :
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 12 July 2019 | Fulham | N | W | 1–0 | Wood 70' pen. | |
| 16 July 2019 | Accrington Stanley | H | W | 8–0 | Rodriguez (2), Wood (3), McNeil, Dunne, Pieters | |
| 16 July 2019 | Tranmere Rovers | H | L | 2–3 | Vydra (2) | |
| 20 July 2019 | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 0–1 | | |
| 20 July 2019 | Port Vale | A | W | 3–1 | Brady 53', 84', Vydra 81' | 1,272 |
| 23 July 2019 | Fleetwood Town | A | W | 2–0 | Koiki 44', Wood 58' | |
| 27 July 2019 | Wigan Athletic | A | D | 2–2 | Rodriguez 5', McNeil 11' | |
| 30 July 2019 | Nice | H | W | 6–1 | Wood 3', 8', 63', Hendrick 18', Guðmundsson 34', Rodriguez 81' | 4,247 |
| 3 August 2019 | Parma | H | W | 2–0 | Rodriguez 52', 56' | 4,846 |
* ↑ Match played at Quinta do Lago, Algarve, Portugal
* 1 2 Match played at Barnfield Training Centre, Padiham

## Competitions
### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Arsenal | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 54 | |
| 10 | Burnley | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 54 | |
| 11 | Southampton | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 52 | |
| 12 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 49 | |
* ↑ Arsenal qualified for the Europa League group stage as the 2019–20 FA Cup winners.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 26 July 2020. Source: Premier League

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | D | L | D | W | D | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | L |
| Position | 5 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |

#### Matches

Premier League match details :
| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 10 August 2019 | 4th | Southampton | H | W | 3–0 | Barnes 63', 70', Guðmundsson 75' | 19,784 |
| 17 August 2019 | 10th | Arsenal | A | L | 1–2 | Barnes 43' | 60,214 |
| 25 August 2019 | 6th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | D | 1–1 | Barnes 13' | 30,522 |
| 31 August 2019 | 12th | Liverpool | H | L | 0–3 | | 21,762 |
| 14 September 2019 | 14th | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | D | 1–1 | Hendrick 90+1' | 29,398 |
| 21 September 2019 | 12th | Norwich City | H | W | 2–0 | Wood 10', 14' | 19,712 |
| 28 September 2019 | 11th | Aston Villa | A | D | 2–2 | Rodriguez 68', Wood 81' | 41,546 |
| 5 October 2019 | 7th | Everton | H | W | 1–0 | Hendrick 72' | 20,650 |
| 19 October 2019 | 8th | Leicester City | A | L | 1–2 | Wood 26' | 32,105 |
| 26 October 2019 | 13th | Chelsea | H | L | 2–4 | Rodriguez 86', McNeil 89' | 20,975 |
| 2 November 2019 | 14th | Sheffield United | A | L | 0–3 | | 31,131 |
| 9 November 2019 | 9th | West Ham United | H | W | 3–0 | Barnes 11', Wood 44', Roberto 54' (o.g.) | 20,255 |
| 23 November 2019 | 6th | Watford | A | W | 3–0 | Wood 53', Barnes 82' (pen.), Tarkowski 88' | 19,711 |
| 30 November 2019 | 8th | Crystal Palace | H | L | 0–2 | | 19,818 |
| 3 December 2019 | 8th | Manchester City | H | L | 1–4 | Brady 89' | 20,101 |
| 7 December 2019 | 13th | Tottenham Hotspur | A | L | 0–5 | | 58,401 |
| 14 December 2019 | 12th | Newcastle United | H | W | 1–0 | Wood 58' | 19,798 |
| 21 December 2019 | 10th | Bournemouth | A | W | 1–0 | Rodriguez 89' | 10,020 |
| 26 December 2019 | 12th | Everton | A | L | 0–1 | | 39,177 |
| 28 December 2019 | 13th | Manchester United | H | L | 0–2 | | 21,924 |
| 1 January 2020 | 15th | Aston Villa | H | L | 1–2 | Wood 80' | 19,561 |
| 11 January 2020 | 15th | Chelsea | A | L | 0–3 | | 40,396 |
| 19 January 2020 | 14th | Leicester City | H | W | 2–1 | Wood 56', Westwood 79' | 19,788 |
| 22 January 2020 | 13th | Manchester United | A | W | 2–0 | Wood 39', Rodriguez 56' | 73,198 |
| 2 February 2020 | 11th | Arsenal | H | D | 0–0 | | 21,048 |
| 15 February 2020 | 10th | Southampton | A | W | 2–1 | Westwood 2', Vydra 60' | 26,302 |
| 22 February 2020 | 8th | Bournemouth | H | W | 3–0 | Vydra 53', Rodriguez 61' pen., McNeil 87' | 18,227 |
| 29 February 2020 | 9th | Newcastle United | A | D | 0–0 | | 52,219 |
| 7 March 2020 | 10th | Tottenham Hotspur | H | D | 1–1 | Wood 13' | 20,496 |
| 22 June 2020 | 11th | Manchester City | A | L | 0–5 | | 0 |
| 25 June 2020 | 11th | Watford | H | W | 1–0 | Rodriguez 73' | 0 |
| 29 June 2020 | 8th | Crystal Palace | A | W | 1–0 | Mee 62' | 0 |
| 5 July 2020 | 9th | Sheffield United | H | D | 1–1 | Tarkowski 43' | 0 |
| 8 July 2020 | 9th | West Ham United | A | W | 1–0 | Rodriguez 38' | 0 |
| 11 July 2020 | 9th | Liverpool | A | D | 1–1 | Rodriguez 69' | 0 |
| 15 July 2020 | 10th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | D | 1–1 | Wood 90+6' pen. | 0 |
| 18 July 2020 | 9th | Norwich City | A | W | 2–0 | Wood 45+5', Godfrey 80' o.g. | 0 |
| 26 July 2020 | 10th | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | L | 1–2 | Wood 44' | 0 |
* ↑ The match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, It was rescheduled to 22 June.
* ↑ The match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, and rescheduled to 25 June.
* ↑ The match was postponed on 19 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, and rescheduled to 29 June.
* ↑ The match was postponed on 19 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, and rescheduled to 5 July.
* ↑ The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, and rescheduled to 8 July.
* ↑ The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, and rescheduled to 11 July.
* ↑ The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, and rescheduled to 15 July.
* ↑ The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, and rescheduled to 18 July.
* ↑ The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, and rescheduled to 26 July.

### FA Cup

FA Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| Third round | 4 January 2020 | Peterborough United | H | W | 4–2 | Rodriguez 8', 52', Pieters 15', Hendrick 23' | 8,043 | |
| Fourth round | 25 January 2020 | Norwich City | H | L | 1–2 | Pieters 72' | 8,071 | |

### EFL Cup

The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first round matches.
EFL Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| Second round | 28 August 2019 | Sunderland | H | L | 1–3 | Rodriguez 11' | 7,445 | |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee | Team |
| 1 July 2019 | RB | Joel Senior | Curzon Ashton | Undisclosed | Under-23s |
| 8 July 2019 | LB | Erik Pieters | Stoke City | Undisclosed | First team |
| 9 July 2019 | ST | Jay Rodriguez | West Bromwich Albion | Undisclosed | First team |
| 15 July 2019 | RB | Ryan Cooney | Bury | Free transfer | Under-23s |
| 2 August 2019 | GK | Bailey Peacock-Farrell | Leeds United | Undisclosed | First team |
| 2 August 2019 | DM | Adam Phillips | Free agent | Free transfer | Under-23s |
| 16 September 2019 | GK | Lukas Jensen | Hellerup | Undisclosed | Under-23s |
| 8 October 2019 | CF | Joel Mumbongo | Hellas Verona | Undisclosed | Under-23s |
| 28 January 2020 | CF | Henri Ogunby | Manchester City | Undisclosed | Under-23s |
| 30 January 2020 | CM | Josh Brownhill | Bristol City | Undisclosed | First team |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Team | Ref. |
| 8 August 2019 | CM | | Danny Drinkwater | Chelsea | 6 January 2020 | First team | |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until | Team |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | Aiden O'Neill | Brisbane Roar | 30 June 2020 | First team |
| 8 August 2019 | CF | Nahki Wells | Queens Park Rangers | 30 June 2020 | First team |
| 23 August 2019 | CB | Teddy Perkins | Ramsbottom United | 1 January 2020 | Under-23s |
| 2 September 2019 | CB | Jimmy Dunne | Fleetwood Town | 1 January 2020 | Under-23s |
| 11 October 2019 | GK | Harry Allen | Curzon Ashton | November 2019 | Under-23s |
| 30 November 2019 | LB | Finlay Armstrong | Clitheroe | January 2020 | Academy |
| 1 January 2020 | MF | Olatunde Bayode | Curzon Ashton | 30 June 2020 | Under-23s |
| 1 January 2020 | ST | Will Harris | Warrington Town | 30 June 2020 | Under-23s |
| 2 January 2020 | RB | Ryan Cooney | Morecambe | 30 June 2020 | Under-23s |
| 2 January 2020 | MF | Christian N'Guessan | Oldham Athletic | 30 June 2020 | Under-23s |
| 2 January 2020 | DM | Adam Phillips | Morecambe | 30 June 2020 | Under-23s |
| 3 January 2020 | DF | Scott Wilson | Blyth Spartans | 30 June 2020 | Academy |
| 7 January 2020 | LB | Anthony Glennon | Grimsby Town | 30 June 2020 | Academy |
| 10 January 2020 | RB | Jordan Cropper | Chesterfield | 30 June 2020 | Academy |
| 16 January 2020 | CM | Josh Benson | Grimsby Town | 30 June 2020 | Under-23s |
| 30 January 2020 | CF | Robert Harker | Hartlepool United | 30 June 2020 | Under-23s |
| 13 February 2020 | CB | Ollie Younger | St Patrick's Athletic | 31 July 2020 | Under-23s |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee | Team |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | Marley Blair | Free agent | Released | Under-23s |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Adam Bruce | Free agent | Released | Academy |
| 1 July 2019 | RW | Tinashe Chakwana | Free agent | Released | Under-23s |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | James Clarke | Mansfield Town | Released | Under-23s |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Peter Crouch | Retired | Retired | First team |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Ed Cook | Hampton & Richmond Borough | Released | Under-23s |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | Mark Howarth | Free agent | Released | Under-23s |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Anders Lindegaard | Helsingborg | Released | First team |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Ntumba Massanka | Chorley | Released | Under-23s |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Conor Mitchell | Larne | Released | Under-23s |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Aidan Stone | Mansfield Town | Released | Under-23s |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Richard Taylor | Southend United | Free transfer | Academy |
| 1 July 2019 | RW | Jonathan Walters | Retired | Retired | First team |
| 1 July 2019 | LB | Stephen Ward | Stoke City | Released | First team |
| 1 August 2019 | GK | Tom Heaton | Aston Villa | Undisclosed | First team |
| 10 August 2019 | CF | Dan Agyei | Oxford United | Compensation | Under-23s |
| 3 September 2019 | CM | Steven Defour | Royal Antwerp | Contract cancelled | First team |
| 30 January 2020 | CF | Nahki Wells | Bristol City | Undisclosed | First team |

## Appearances and goals

    Source:
    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
    Players with names struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
    Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Burnley.
    Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
    Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Players contracted for the 2019–20 season :
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Nick Pope | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Matthew Lowton | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 19 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Charlie Taylor | 22 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 (3) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Jack Cork | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | James Tarkowski | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Ben Mee | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ISL | Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | 6 (6) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Danny Drinkwater * † | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Josh Brownhill | 9 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NZL | Chris Wood | 29 (3) | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 31 (4) | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Ashley Barnes | 17 (2) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 (2) | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Dwight McNeil | 38 | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 (1) | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | IRL | Robbie Brady | 5 (12) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (12) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | IRL | Jeff Hendrick † | 22 (2) | 2 | 1 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 (3) | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Ben Gibson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | GK | NIR | Bailey Peacock-Farrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | BEL | Steven Defour † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Ashley Westwood | 35 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 (1) | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Jay Rodriguez | 20 (16) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 (16) | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | ENG | Joe Hart † | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | NED | Erik Pieters | 21 (3) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 (3) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Aaron Lennon † | 4 (12) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 (12) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | SCO | Phil Bardsley | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | CZE | Matěj Vydra | 7 (12) | 2 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 (14) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | IRL | Kevin Long | 6 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Adam Legzdins † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Max Thompson | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | IRL | Jimmy Dunne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Bobby Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | ENG | Lewis Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | DEN | Lukas Jensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | ENG | Josh Benson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | ENG | Ali Koiki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ENG | Mace Goodridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | ENG | Anthony Glennon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | SWE | Joel Mumbongo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |